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' PATENTED NOV. 10, 1903. 'J. J. KELLY. TOBACCO PIGKER'S FRAME APPLICATION FILED APR. 80. 1903.

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Patented November 10, 1903.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC JOHN J. KELLY, OF BIRDSVILLE, MARYLAND.

TOBACC O-PICKERS FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 743,518, dated November 10, 1903.

Application filed April 30, 1903.

To all whom it may conaerm Be it known that 1, JOHN J. KELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Birdsville, in the county of Anne Arundel and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Tobacco-Pickers Frame, 01": which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a tobacco-leaf holder, and is designed to receive the leaves as they are harvested from the stalks and preparatory to placing them upon common receiving premises.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a holder which will receive each leaf so as to preserve its natural shape and prevent the leaves becoming injured by curling or creasing.

A further object is to provide means for conveniently transporting the leaves as they are harvested, thus permitting the picker to harvest a large quantity of the leaves before carrying them to the common receiving station or pile.

Further objects and advantages as well as the novel details of construction of this'invention will be specifically described hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which the figure is a perspective View of a holder constructed in accordance with my invention. I

The preferred form of my invention comprises a base or receiving-tray 1, from one edge of which project parallel upwardly-disposed partitions 2, spaced suitable distances apart and forming intervening spaces 3, between which the leaves can be placed so as to lie flat upon the tray 1. The partitions 2 are illustrated as pins or bars connected at their tops by a transverse brace 4, spaced any suitable distance away from and terminally engaging the end bars and connected to the remaining bars by connections 5. By spacing the brace 4 away from the partitions 2 unobstructed spaces 3 are formed between Serial No. 155.035. (No model.)

the adjacent partitions, whereby the leaves may be piled upon the tray to the height of the partitions, and, if'desired, the leaves can be assorted as they are picked by placing corresponding sizes in one receiving-space.

It is also contemplated to employ this device in transporting the tobacco from the curing-house to the stuffing premises, in which instance the leaves will be placed upon the holder inbundles of convenient sizes.

In practice the tray will rest upon the arm of the picker, who will deposit the leaves properly upon the tray, in which position they will be held until conveyed to the common receiving-station. In this way a tally can be kept of the amount of tobacco picked, as the holders will be of standard sizes adapted to hold a given quantity of the leaves.

What I claim is- 1. A tobacco-leaf holder comprising a tray, vertically-disposed partitions carried by the tray and a brace-bar spaced away from and connected to the upper portions of the partitions.

2. A tobacco-leaf holder comprising a base with rigid vertical parallel pins at one edge thereof, a transverse bar near the upper ends of the pins, and connections between the pins and bar.

3. A tobacco-leaf holder comprising a base with edge partitions projecting therefrom at right angles, and a bar for connecting the partitions.

4. A tobacco-leaf holder comprising a base, partitions carried by the base, and a brace terminally connected to the end partitions and spaced away from but connected to the intermediate partitions.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. KELLY.

Witnesses:

J. H. JooHUM, Jr., J. Ross Common. 

